List of world cups in beach soccer

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World cups in beach soccer
Beach Soccer World Championships (1995–2004)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2005–present)
Founded
1995;29 years ago
Editions held
22
Region
International (FIFA)
Number of teams
16 (since 2006)
Current champions
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (15th title; 2024)
Most successful team
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (15 titles)

In competitive beach soccer, the world cup is the sport's paramount competition. [1] [2] It is contested by senior men's national teams.

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To date, two iterations of a world cup in beach soccer have existed. The first was the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran annually from 1995 to 2004. [3] FIFA then became the governing body of the sport. [2] As a result, the World Championships were abolished and replaced by the second and current iteration, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which began in 2005 and was also held annually; since 2009, it has been a biennial event. [4] Whilst being two independently governed competitions, both have occurred to determine the same outcome: the world champions in beach soccer. [5]

Four nations have been crowned world champions of the 22 editions to date. [4] By far the most successful team is Brazil (also current champions) who have historically dominated the title, winning 15; they and Portugal are the only two nations to win in both eras of the sport's world cup. The other victors are Russia [RFU] and France.

The following lists a summary of the results of each world cup and associated statistics; the latter combines the data of all the editions of both iterations.

List of world cups

The numbers in parentheses indicate the total number of world titles won by that team as of that victory.

Beach Soccer World Championships (1995–2004)

#YearChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
1 Flag of Brazil.svg 1995 [6] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2 Flag of Brazil.svg 1996 [7] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 Flag of Brazil.svg 1997 [8] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4 Flag of Brazil.svg 1998 [9] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (4)Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
5 Flag of Brazil.svg 1999 [10] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (5)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
6 Flag of Brazil.svg 2000 [11] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (6)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
7 Flag of Brazil.svg 2001 [12] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1)Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
8 Flag of Brazil.svg 2002 [13] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (7)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
9 Flag of Brazil.svg 2003 [14] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
10 Flag of Brazil.svg 2004 [15] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (9)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2005–present)

#YearChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
11 Flag of Brazil.svg 2005 [16] Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (1)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
12 Flag of Brazil.svg 2006 [17] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (10)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
13 Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 [18] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (11)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
14 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2008 [19] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (12)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
15 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 [20] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (13)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
16 Flag of Italy.svg 2011 [21] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
17 Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2013 [22] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (2)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
18 Flag of Portugal.svg 2015 [23] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (2)Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
19 Flag of the Bahamas.svg 2017 [24] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (14)Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
20 Flag of Paraguay.svg 2019 [25] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (3)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
21 Flag of Russia.svg 2021 Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  RFU (3) [RFU] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (15)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
23 Flag of Seychelles.svg 2025

Statistics

Successful nations

The following lists the teams that have finished in the top four.

Overall, 20 nations have made at least one top four finish. Of those 20 nations, only seven have made a top four finish in both iterations of the competition. Brazil remained the only nation to finish in the final four of every championship until 2015 when they finished in fifth place.

TeamTitlesYearsRunners-upYears3rd placeYears4th placeYearsTotal
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15 1995*, 1996*, 1997*,
1998*, 1999*, 2000*,
2002*, 2003*, 2004*,
2006*, 2007*, 2008,
2009, 2017, 2024 		1 2011 2 2005*, 2013 1 2001* 19
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3 2001, 2015*, 2019 3 1999, 2002, 2005 5 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 1 2006 12
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [RFU] 3 2011, 2013, 2021*02 2015, 2019 05
Flag of France.svg  France 1 2005 2 1998, 2001 1 2006 2 2003, 2007 6
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 03 1996, 1997, 2006 4 1998, 1999, 2002, 2007 1 2009 8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 03 2008, 2019, 2024 1 1996 4 1995, 2004, 2015, 2017 8
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 03 2003, 2004, 2013 1 2000 1 2008 5
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 02 2015, 2017 01 2013* 3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 01 1995 1 1997 1 1996 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 01 2009 1 2021 02
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 01 2021 03 2000, 2005, 2019 4
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 01 2000 02 1998, 1999 3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 01 2007 001
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 002 2017, 2024 02
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 001 2001 1 1997 2
Flag of England.svg  England 001 1995 01
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0001 2024 1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0001 2021 1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0001 2011 1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0001 2002 1
* = Hosts

Success by region

RegionTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
South America (CONMEBOL)1557532
Europe (UEFA)71212940
North America (CONCACAF)02125
Oceania (OFC)02013
Asia (AFC)01247
Africa (CAF)00011

Appearances and performance

The following lists the teams who have appeared in at least one tournament, in order from the most appearances down to the least, and that nation's best performance.

As of the 2021 edition, 47 countries have participated over the 21 tournaments. However, only one country has participated in all the events which is Brazil. European teams have dominated in appearances by continent, since 15 of the 47 countries have been from Europe, double than that of any other.

Only eight countries who appeared in an edition of the World Championships have failed to reappear in a FIFA World Cup. Peru (5) have appeared in the most events without any one of those being under FIFA's control. Senegal (8) have appeared in the most FIFA tournaments without having ever once appeared in the World Championships.

Notes

  1. ^
    At the 2021 edition, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the World Cup as "the team of the Russian Football Union (RFU)", and used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee. [26] For the purpose of continuity in this article, the results of the RFU team in 2021 are considered as de facto results of the Russian national team.

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